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So i sent it in to warranty. They ran 51rds (3mags) of 'Black Hills 115gr JHP' and had no malfunctions. They just suggested to try different ammo.

This jives with most of the well meaning responses from the original thread. But now i throw a wrench into this conclusion:

I just put 100 rounds of the same freedom munitions ammo through my HK USP 9mm, flawless.

I'm curious about this Black Hills 115gr JHP and why didn't they test this with regular FMJ ammo? Google tells me it is a +P load, doesn't this mean it will have more recoil energy to cycle the slide than regular FMJ? Dubious testing standards imo.

So my 92 is high maintenance in direct contrast to every other 92 I've read about online. Anyways, I'll wait for some better priced factory new ammo and in the mean time just finish up my FM supply with the HK.

So i sent it in to warranty. They ran 51rds (3mags) of 'Black Hills 115gr JHP' and had no malfunctions. They just suggested to try different ammo.

This jives with most of the well meaning responses from the original thread. But now i throw a wrench into this conclusion:

I just put 100 rounds of the same freedom munitions ammo through my HK USP 9mm, flawless.

I'm curious about this Black Hills 115gr JHP and why didn't they test this with regular FMJ ammo? Google tells me it is a +P load, doesn't this mean it will have more recoil energy to cycle the slide than regular FMJ? Dubious testing standards imo.

So my 92 is high maintenance in direct contrast to every other 92 I've read about online. Anyways, I'll wait for some better priced factory new ammo and in the mean time just finish up my FM supply with the HK.

It doesn't matter what your HK will feed. That has no bearing on what your 92 will feed.

Like we said in the other thread, just buy a couple boxes of new ammunition to rule it out. It's going to cost you an extra $20 for 200 rounds. Don't go out to lunch tomorrow and you have made up the cost. You could have done this two months ago.

Has anyone else shot your pistol with the Freedom Ammunition and experienced the same malfuctions?

Freedom Munitions is not exactly a top end brand. Black Hills is a top end brand. A lot of middle and low-end ammunition have loose tolerances, so they won't run in chambers that tend to run tighter. Berettas can have tighter chambers. When I was in the Army, I don't know how many times I had to slap the back end of my pistol to chamber a round. It wasn't always a mag issue either.

I would suggest running some higher grade ammunition. Defense/duty ammo tends to have the tightest, most exacting specs due to it needing to be as reliable as possible. That is likely the kind of ammo you may need. Get a set of 9mm chamber gauges to see if your gun has tighter tolerances or not.

With my experiences with the m9 I can tell you that they....most of the time.... will run regardless of what crappy ammo you feed it and how bad you abuse it. Mine runs filthy with the cheapest stuff I can feed it. Box stock except for a spring swap.

Think you can take it apart? If so I can send you a different main spring, one that's modified out of a 1911. The light main spring will help if your limping it or the ammo is junk. Helps a TON with the trigger pull also.

Ive never had limp wristing issues in any pistol ive shot, and that includes multiple 92s. In fact i bought the 92 because i felt i was most accurate with it and i liked the grip.

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Originally Posted by Serbonze

It doesn't matter what your HK will feed. That has no bearing on what your 92 will feed.

Like we said in the other thread, just buy a couple boxes of new ammunition to rule it out. It's going to cost you an extra $20 for 200 rounds. Don't go out to lunch tomorrow and you have made up the cost. You could have done this two months ago.

Has anyone else shot your pistol with the Freedom Ammunition and experienced the same malfuctions?

Like i said in the other thread, NO NEW AMMO WAS AVAILABLE TO BE PURCHASED.

Finally im seeing new stuff in stock on gunbot, I'll overpay just to diagnose the 92. The range just got stuff in and is selling it at $18.50 a box.

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Originally Posted by Reedo302

Freedom Munitions is not exactly a top end brand. Black Hills is a top end brand. A lot of middle and low-end ammunition have loose tolerances, so they won't run in chambers that tend to run tighter. Berettas can have tighter chambers. When I was in the Army, I don't know how many times I had to slap the back end of my pistol to chamber a round. It wasn't always a mag issue either.

I would suggest running some higher grade ammunition. Defense/duty ammo tends to have the tightest, most exacting specs due to it needing to be as reliable as possible. That is likely the kind of ammo you may need. Get a set of 9mm chamber gauges to see if your gun has tighter tolerances or not.

I just got some Federal 147gr HST. I'm confident it will cycle that just fine. I'm just disappointed a gun that so widely used in LE and military applications is so fussy with tolerances. Don't you think a jammed gun could get someone killed?

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Originally Posted by M3_POWER

Shot 200 rounds of Freedom Munitions 9MM in my glock over the weekend with no issues at all.

This is pretty much every review i read of FM online (not on the FM site), overwhelming praise and even among 92 owners.

My only guess is with the ammo crisis shortage they got sloppy to fulfill orders. I will give LAX ammo a try, they have been around longer whereas FM is pretty new.

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Originally Posted by GlockMan

Trade it in and be done with it.

I have never had someone test a gun I traded in.

I could never have a gun that had 10% as many issues as yours.

I want to keep it, I like it, we'll see. I think mine just came way too tight from the factory. Could be it needs 1000rounds of mild plinking FMJ to break in.

When I was looking for a full size 9mm, I almost talked myself in to buying a 92, then was able to pull myself away. Part nostalgia, I guess. (Kind of like, a while after you go through something tough, you think back and think it wasn't so bad. Yeah, kinda like that.)

Anyway, I had to qualify last month (first time since pre-deployment. Three years! I go one month late on a stupid online briefing and I get nasty notes from everyone in my food chain. Don't shoot for three years? "Oh, we'll get you next time we're at the range"), and remembered all over again how much a hate the M9. Still shot 39/40, but I hated every round of it. I'm so glad I didn't spend money on one and got my 226 instead.

So zero hiccups on new brass as well as a different brand of reloads. So either LAX reloads are far superior to Freedom Muntions (unlikely) or my 92A1 is reliable now.

Also i plan to run this gun dirty. Before i was meticulously cleaning it after range trips, but now I will just use a bore snake and leave the rest untouched. Full cleaning will happen once dirt gets in the way of functioning.